Patent Bar Mpep Q & A Podcast

Question: When the online fee payment in EFS-Web is unavailable, what types of submissions cannot be filed via EFS-Web, since online fee payment must accompany the submission? Answer: When the online fee payment in EFS-Web is unavailable, the following types of submissions cannot be filed via EFS-Web, since online fee payment must accompany the submission: (1) Petitions that require a fee for auto-processing by EFS-Web; (2) Pre-grant publication submissions that require a fee; (3) Third-party preissuance submissions that require a fee; and (4) Web-based Issue Fee Payment. Chapter Details: The answer to this question can be found in chapter 500 of the… The post MPEP Q & A 252: When the online fee payment in EFS-Web is unavailable, what types of submissions cannot be filed via EFS-Web? appeared first on Patent Education Series.